Imagine That Polar Love

Over at Imagine That there is a Progressive Freebie challenge every month.

The digi pack we were given this month is Polar Love which has a cute image and some lovely sentiments. I decided it was a wintery theme and that it could work for a Christmas card if you used the right paper with it.

The image is coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers adding a glitter gel pen for the little hearts and some glitter glue for the large one and for the snow.

The papers are DCWV for the background and Papermania for the foreground. I used a sketch from The House That Stamps built for the layout adding some gold lame ribbon. The sentiment has been cut using a Spellbinders D’lite die, inked around the edges and a couple of self adhesive gems to accent. Finally the gold snowflake is a laser cut shape that was a magazine freebie from a couple of years ago. I coloured it with a gold Krylon pen which I haven’t used for a long time and was surprised it had not dried up…. go me for using up some old stash!

I am very late adding my card as both myself and hubby are absolutely full of cold. The last few days have been a constant barrage of coughing, sneezing, runny noses and feeling pretty lousy. I really wanted to get in on time though so I can take part with March’s image (OMG how did it get to be March already?)

 If you don’t already participate in Kris’s challenges you don’t know what you are missing. There will be a new one starting tomorrow so why don’t you head on over there……

Materials Used in this Project are as follows:-

Card size – A5

Digi Image  & sentiment– Polar Love from Imagine That!

Paper – DCWV and Papermania stacks

Tools – Promarkers & Flexmarkers, glitter gel pen, Spellbinders D’Lites label 1 die, Krylon gold pen

Embellishments – Stickles glitter glue, ribbon, gems, wooden laser cut shape

Techniques – Die cutting

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges (in Alphabetical Order):-

ABC Christmas Challenge – D is for Die Cuts

Bunny Zoe – Hearts/Love

Card Mania - #41 Use a Sentiment

Craft For The Craic - #1 Heart

Craftin Desert Divas – #25 Glitter

Crafts and Me - #145 Use a Heart

Crafty Hazelnut’s Christmas Challenge - #165 Use a Sentiment

DDD's 12 Months of Christmas – Christmas Cards

Di’s Digi Designs – Tic Tac Toe (gems, die cut, ribbon)

Digi Sketch Challenge – Glitter Theme

Digistamps 4Joy - #86 Dies or Punches

House That Stamps Built – Sketch F1914

Imagine That! Digis by Kris – February Progressive Freebie

Inklings & Yarns - #46 Anything Goes

Just Inspirational – Hearts & Ribbon

Kaboodle Doodles - #212 Use Ribbon

Love to Create - #104 Anything Goes

Love To Scrap - #24 Anything Goes

Make It Monday –  #180 Anything Goes

Mema’s Crafts – Who or what makes your heart smile (making Christmas cards)

My Craft Creations – Anything Goes

My Perfect Life – Festive 48 Week 5

Party Time Tuesdays  – # 161 Anything Goes

Paper Shelter - #147 Animal Magic

Passion For Promarkers - #236 Make it Digital (image & sentiment)

Scrapper’s Delights - #17 Bling It Up

Stamp & Create – Love Is In The Air

The Glory of Christmas - #27 Snow

Through The Craftroom Door - Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown - #184 Anything Goes

From The Heart Progressive Challenge

I absolutely love Faith Skrdla’s images and try whenever possible to take part in the Progressive Freebie challenge over at From The Heart Stamps. This month we were given the Birthday Candle Birdbrain set which came with oodles of sentiments. This card has been made with a friend in mind who has a quirky sense of humour, is about 10 years older than me and we have known for many years.

I have used the current sketch at I{heart} Sketches for the layout.

The image is coloured using Promarkers and Flexmarkers and mounted onto a scrap of black card which is recycled from embossing folder packaging. I mounted the image and the sentiment on the same way and added 3d foam for dimension.

The card front is covered with a paper from the Birdsong pack from Papermania. The yellow spotty one is from Craftwork Cards. Used some thin green card for punching along the top edge and added some gorgeous spotty ribbon that was part of a prize I had recently from Really Reasonable Ribbon. Finally I added some red buttons with yellow waxed cord knotted through them.

Eventhough February is the shortest month I have been better organised than I was in January so not finishing it off right at the last minute. That’s progress compared to last month!

Materials Used in this Project are as follows:-

Card size – A5

Digi Image & Sentiment – Birthday Candle Birdbrain by From The Heart Stamps

Paper – Birdsong by Papermania & Craftwork Cards

Tools – Fiskars Treading Water punch

Embellishments – Buttons & Twine

Techniques – Punching, recycling

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges (in Alphabetical Order):-

• 4 Crafty Chicks - #182 Things With Wings
• A Gem of A Challenge - #113 Spots & Stripes
• Animal Friends – #11 Dots/Spots
• Card Mania - #41 Use a Sentiment
• Catered Crop – Birthdays
• Challenges 4 Everybody  – #38 Anything Goes
• Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper – February Anything Goes
• Crafty Ribbons - #77 Anything Goes
• Cutie Pie Challenge – #63 Spots & Dots
• Digistamps 4Joy - #86 Dies or Punches
• Flourishes Timeless Tuesday – #259 Polka Dots
• From The Heart – February Progressive Freebie
• Get Inky - #8 Buttons
• Glitter & Sparkle - #73 Bright Funky Colours
• I {Heart} Card Sketches – Sketch 055
• Incy Wincy Designs - Birthdays
• Inklings & Yarns - #45 Anything Goes
• Kaboodle Doodles - #212 Use Ribbon
• Love to Create - #104 Anything Goes
• Loves Rubber Stamps - #91 Use a Funny sentiment
• Make It Monday –  #180 Anything Goes
• My Craft Creations – Anything Goes
• Oldie But Goodie – Buttons (Striped paper 2 years old, buttons & twine at least 4 years)
• One Crazy Stamper – Anything Goes
• Outlawz Friday Alcohol Markers Challenge – CPC022114 Things With Wings
• Papertake Weekly  – Lovely Layers
• Paper Pretties – #PWC298 Ribbons
• Pattie’s Creations - #86 Spots or dots
• Sister Act Card Challenges - #45 Anything Goes
• The Squirrel & the Fox – #64 Something Spooled
• Through The Craftroom Door - Anything Goes
• Totally Gorjuss  – #224 String or Twine
• Tuesday Throwdown - #183 Things With Wings

OSAAT #201 Make It Girly

There's a new challenge today at One Stitch At A Time

Make It Girly

Our sponsor this week is Stitchy Bear’s Digi Outlet and there is a fabulous prize of 7 images for the lucky winner who uses a Stitchy Bears Store image.

Please head on over to the  Stitchy Bear’s Digi Outlet to check out all the lovely digis on offer from our great designers. There are some freebies available and there is a selection of cut price Monthly Specials that change often, there really is so much to choose from thanks to our very talented designers

You must use a store image to win the main prizes and all other entries will be in a draw to win $3 to spend in the store

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For this challenge I was allocated Alipeeps Art and I chose to use this image Miss Peony. I was attracted to the rather wistful look she has and for some reason I could see her being a rather sophisticated lady with grey hair. This then developed into an all silver and purple card. Funny how one thing sparks off the look of the whole card isn’t it?

The image is coloured with my beloved Promarkers and Flexmarkers and I added a Sakura glitter pen for silvery lines in the grey hair and accents on the face. I used a brand new die which was a Valentine’s day pressie from my husband (purchased by me of course!) I used a small Versamark pad to add some purple ink to the lighted coloured card. I felt this brought the colour from the flower in the hair out and made it more prominent.

The card base is a sheet of A4 card in a dark purple with a layer of silver pearlescent card. The patterned paper is from a First Edition pad which has encapsulated glitter so it is not too prominent.

I used the  February sketch from Paper Poppy  for the layout and added some sheer organza ribbon with some pretty Prima flowers, a silver beadcap and a glitter brad in the centre. The sentiment is a diecut to which I added some small gems and also used one for an earring on Miss Peony.

I am really pleased with how this card came out. Definitely ticks the girly box but also quite tame and sophisticated for me….

Materials Used in this Project are as follows:-

Card size – A5

Digi Image – Miss Peony by Alipeeps Art

Paper – Daydream pad by First Edition/Dovecraft,

Sentiment – Unknown diecut one

Tools – Spellbinders Nestabilties Heart Squares Die, Letraset Promarkers & Flexmarkers, Sakura clear glitterpen, Versamark ink pad

Embellishments – gems, organza ribbon, Prima flowers, bead cup, glitter brad

Techniques – diecutting

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges (in Alphabetical Order):-

• Card Makin’ Mamas – #81 3 or more layers
• Catered Crop - Birthdays
• Crafting From The Heart - # 7 Anything Goes/Use Flowers
• Craft Your Passion - #201 Girly Girl
• Crafty Girls Challenge - #12 Anything Goes
• Crafty Ribbons - #77 Anything Goes
• Crafty Sentiments – Anything Goes
• Digi Sketch Challenge – Glitter Theme
• Digistamps 4Joy - #86 Dies or Punches
• Di’s Digi Designs – Tic Tac Toe (Digi, die cut,Flower)
• Inklings & Yarns - #45 Anything Goes
• Ladybug Crafts Ink TLT – Flowers Galore
• Love to Create - #103 Make it sparkle with Bling
• Milk Coffee Challenge – Girly
• My Craft Creations – Anything Goes
• Paper Makeup Stamps Digi Makeover – #128 Add Dimension
• Paper Nest Dolls – #4 Anything Goes
• Paper Poppy – February Sketch
• Paper Pretties – #PWC298 Ribbons
• Papertake Weekly  – Lovely Layers
• Pumpkin Spice - #60 Flowers
• The Squirrel & the Fox – #64 Something Spooled